Meanwhile, it's water over the dam, spilled milk, etc. Let's drop the subject and get on with life. I am seeing people warming up their lawyerism, which is not a good thing when we are coming up on build season. - EricH [more]

unfortunately there is a rule agaist useing duct tape of all things. i dont know why but there is one... the only tape that we are allowed to use is electrical tape. once again i think that first should repeal this rule because duct tape would only help a great number of teams

Note that electrical tape may be used only to insulate electronics -- not for anything else.

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<R14> Electrical tape may only be used as an electrical insulator. Velcro tape or double-sided sticky foam may be used for attaching components to the robot. Adhesive-backed cable mounts may be used. Small amounts of reflective tape may be used for counting wheel revolutions. Adhesive backed labels may be used for labeling purposes. No other adhesive backed tapes are allowed.

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Originally Posted by artic_raven

once again i think that first should repeal this rule because duct tape would only help a great number of teams

Disallowing certain common materials is part of the challenge!! Not having a weight, size or time requirement would "help" a lot of teams too, but it would sure take away from the challenge of the competition!

Sorry if this throws this into a different direction, but what about VHB (Very High Bond) automotive type tape? Does that qualify as double sided? Does anyone want to confess to thinking about using it?

Sorry if this throws this into a different direction, but what about VHB (Very High Bond) automotive type tape? Does that qualify as double sided? Does anyone want to confess to thinking about using it?

A double sided tape used to attatch something to something else would be considered a fastener and therefore would be legal, according to previous rules. Any type of fastener is legal and double sided tape would be a form of bonding.

Duct tape and other tapes may be used as long as they are used as non-functional decoration. So you can use duct tape to give your robot that stylish "held together by duct tape and bailing wire" look, but actually using it to hold something together is not allowed.